Job Description

Location & Basics

• Site: Mather Air Force Base (Mather AFB), California
• Agency: Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Department of Veterans Affairs
• Job Type: Full?time, permanent staff physician position

Salary & Benefits

• Salary Range: $261,000 to $300,000 per year
• Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP): Up to $200,000 for eligible candidates
• Annual performance bonuses and regular salary growth
• Paid Time Off: Approximately 50–55 days per year (26 annual leave days, 13 sick leave days, 11 federal holidays, plus roughly 5 days CME leave)
• CME Allowance: Up to $1,000 annually
• Retirement: Classic federal pension vesting after 5 years + 401(k) with up to 5% agency match
• Insurance: Federal health, vision, dental, term life, long-term care; portability into retirement
• Malpractice Liability: Covered by the VHA, including tail protection

Role & Responsibilities

• Reports to the Chief of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Service
• Analyzes surgical, cytological, and autopsy specimens to diagnose disease and advise treatment

Preferred Qualifications:

• Board certification or fellowship in Hematopathology
• Experience in Cytopathology is preferred, though not required

Eligibility & Application

• Open to: U.S. citizens; non-citizens may be considered if no qualified citizens are available

Let's Connect! Kelly De Boer, VA Physician Recruiter, Kelly.deboer@va.gov

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About VA Northern California Health Care System

The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is the largest integrated health care system in the United States, providing care at 1,321 health care facilities, including 172 VA Medical Centers and 1,138 outpatient sites of care of varying complexity (VHA outpatient clinics) to over 9 million Veterans enrolled in the VA health care program. VHA Medical Centers provide a wide range of services including traditional hospital-based services such as surgery, critical care, mental health, orthopedics, pharmacy, radiology and physical therapy. In addition, most of our medical centers offer additional medical and surgical specialty services including audiology & speech pathology, dermatology, dental, geriatrics, neurology, oncology, podiatry, prosthetics, urology, and vision care. Some medical centers also offer advanced services such as organ transplants and plastic surgery.

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